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One Dead, Four Injured in South Los Angeles House Fire

Fire victimOne person is dead Tuesday and four were injured in a house fire in the Florence-Graham neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Firefighters responded to the fire at 11:43 p.m. Monday in the 8700 block of Compton Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. KCAL 9 reported that the fire was quickly extinguished and […]
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State Officials Pledge Efforts to Investigate OC Oil Leak

As cleanup work continued and more Orange County beaches reopened, state officials announced multiple inquiries into the cause of an oil leak off the shores of Huntington Beach, with pledges of ensuring it won’t happen again. Attorney General Rob Bonta and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, toured the site and received a briefing from Coast Guard […]
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Fire Damages Commercial Building in South L.A. Area

A fire damaged a commercial building in the south Los Angeles area Tuesday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 800 block of East Florence Avenue at 5:04 a.m. extinguished the flames in the single-story building in 38 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation. […]
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Several Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash

At least seven people were injured Tuesday in a multi-vehicle crash in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters responded at 4:49 a.m. to 1855 E. Washington Blvd. where they found the victims of the crash, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. No further details were available. >> Want to read more stories like this? Get […]
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Trends Show Slowdown in Infections

The coronavirusOrange County’s COVID-19 infections are continuing a gradual downtrend, according to the most recent data. The case rate declined from 7.2 per 100,000 residents on Friday to 7 as of Monday, county CEO Frank Kim said. The test positivity rate was 2.8% on Friday and 2.7% as of Monday, Kim added. “So everything came down […]
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Man Killed in South Los Angeles Shooting

A man is dead after being shot in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles and police Tuesday are continuing their investigation into his death. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at approximately 10 p.m. Monday at 6725 Fourth Ave. near South Van Ness Avenue and found a 25-year-old man with gunshots […]
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Victims Mark 10th Anniversary of Seal Beach Massacre

It’s been a decade since Scott Evans Dekraai rampaged through a Seal Beach beauty salon, killing eight people, including Paul Wilson’s wife, but time has taken some of the edge off the grief. “It’s 10 years and time is healing,” Wilson told City News Service on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Oct. […]
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Little Change to Average L.A. County Gas Price

Gas pump with pricesThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $4.443, one day after dropping one-tenth of a cent. The average price is at its highest amount since Oct. 23, 2012, and 2.1 cents more than one week ago, 3.9 cents higher than one […]
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Riverside County COVID Hospitalizations Decrease

The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County dropped below 300, according to the latest data. COVID-19-related hospitalizations countywide dropped to 291 Monday, compared to 305 on Friday, according to state figures. The number of those patients in intensive care was 83, down from 85 on Friday. No new data was released Monday by […]
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Los Angeles County Records 8 More COVID Deaths

Los Angeles County reported another eight COVID-19 deaths and 826 new cases in its latest data, but health officials said the unusually low numbers are likely the result of weekend reporting delays. The new fatalities lifted the countywide death toll from the virus to 26,320, while the cumulative case total from throughout the pandemic rose […]
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One Year Ago Today (October 12, 2020)…Rapper Killer Mike To Be Honored at Billboard Awards

One Year Ago Today (October 12, 2020)…Rapper and social activist Killer Mike of hip-hop duo Run the Jewels will be the recipient of the inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award at’s 2020 Billboard Music Awards. The award honors the artist or group that “speaks truth to power through their music, celebrity and community. They are socially […]
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